Jakarta, April 17 -- Indonesia is seeking to secure oil and gas supplies from Russia amid constrained global availability due to the Middle East conflict, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said.

He noted that Indonesia's domestic energy supply remains insufficient to meet national demand, prompting the government to explore cooperation with major energy producers.

Bahlil said President Prabowo Subianto and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed on long-term energy cooperation.

"In the current global situation, we must explore oil reserves from various sources, not just one country. I have also met with our Russian counterparts," he said at the Presidential Palace complex on Thursday, as quoted In a press relea...